At the Assyrian school in Adana, Yuhanon Dolabani used to write ardent patriotic songs which he taught his students. But after 1923 his voice was silenced concerning the Seyfo genocide and the demand for a homeland for the Assyrians. What had happened? The answer can be found with one of his old students from the Adana school. Journalist Augin Kurt has this time gone through the Assyrian sources. …
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The number of MPs in the House of Commons who have signed motions (called Early Day Motions) recognizing the 1915 Genocide of Armenians and Assyrians has passed 250 this week, representing the majority of all eligible MPs. Of the 646 MPs, only 495 are eligible to express their own views on these motions, because the other 151 are part of the government or have other roles which preclude their signatures. …
Did you know that the Syrian Orthodox Patriarch Elias III Shaker secretly got paid by Turkey to deny Seyfo and to stay loyal to the republic? New documents previously classified show that our church leaders played a bigger role than we have known, when the Assyrians were deprived of their minority rights in Turkey. Journalist Augin Kurt has taken a closer look at what has been revealed in the new documents. …
Press release: The Assyrian Universal Alliance (AUA) …
THE 4.5m-high monument for Assyrian victims of genocide is a work of art for Lewis Batros. The Bossley Park sculptor designed the memorial, which has been approved by Fairfield Council for the park on the corner of Elizabeth Drive and Smithfield Rd. …
THE Foreign Minister, Stephen Smith, attempted to intervene personally in the approval of a monument commemorating the contested Assyrian genocide after being lobbied by the Turkish Government. But his advice was ignored by Fairfield Council and the 4.5-metre statue to be built in Edensor Park was approved. …
Sabri Atman, Seyfo Center congratulate Assyrian Universal Alliance (AUA) and Mr. Hermiz Shahens for their great efforts and the fabulous win against the Turkish denial: …